Major Reshuffle In UP Police: 27 IPS officers transferred, SPs changed in 13 districts including Maharajganj

In a major reshuffle, UP Police transfers 27 IPS officers, reshaping leadership across 13 districts. Key postings in Lucknow, PAC units, and sensitive regions signal a push to strengthen law and order.

Post Published By: Ayushi Bisht
Updated : 30 March 2026, 9:36 PM IST

Lucknow: A major administrative reshuffle was carried out in Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday, with the transfer of 27 IPS officers. The list includes one IG-rank officer and 26 SP-rank officers. Notably, Superintendents of Police (SPs) in 13 districts have been changed, handing over law and order responsibilities in several districts to new officers.

Changes in PAC and Special Units

As part of the reshuffle, several officers have been reassigned to the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and other special units. The SPs of Bahraich and Rampur have been posted to PAC. Chandraprakash has been appointed as IG (Security). Rajesh Dwivedi has been made Commandant of PAC Aligarh, while Vidya Sagar Mishra has been given charge of PAC Sitapur.

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New SP Appointments in Key Districts

Aditya Langhe has been appointed SP of Firozabad, while Ila Maran has been given charge as SSP of Etah. Saurabh Dixit has been posted as SP Shahjahanpur, Lakhan Singh Yadav as SP Amroha, and Vinay Singh as SP Jalaun.

Full List of Key Transfers

  • Chandraprakash – IG Security
  • Rajesh Dwivedi – Commandant, PAC Aligarh
  • Prabal Pratap Singh – SP Crime, Headquarters
  • Vidya Sagar Mishra – Commandant, PAC Sitapur
  • Rajesh Kumar II – Commandant, PAC Meerut
  • Aditya Langhe – SP Firozabad
  • Ila Maran – SSP Etah
  • Dr. Durgesh Kumar – Commandant, SSF Ayodhya
  • Ramnayan Singh – Commandant, PAC Noida
  • Saurabh Dixit – SP Shahjahanpur
  • Somendra Meena – SP Rampur
  • Dr. Diksha Sharma – DCP, Lucknow Commissionerate
  • Nipun Agarwal – Commandant, PAC Moradabad
  • Vishwajit Srivastava – SP Bahraich
  • Lakhan Singh Yadav – SP Amroha
  • Vinay Singh – SP Jalaun
  • Shashank Singh – SP Mahoba
  • Shakti Mohan Awasthy – SP Maharajganj
  • Akash Patel – SP Chandauli
  • Satya Narayan Prajapati – SP Kaushambi
  • Mrigank Shekhar Pathak – SP Hamirpur
  • Aditya Bansal – SP City Aligarh
  • Amrit Jain – SP City Muzaffarnagar
  • Shyam Narayan Singh – Commandant, SDRF
  • Amit Kumar Anand – Police Commissioner, Lucknow
  • Kamlesh Bahadur – SP Mau
  • Akshay Sanjay Mahadik – SP Rural, Muzaffarnagar

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Changes in Lucknow and Other Cities

In the state capital Lucknow, Dr. Diksha Sharma has been appointed as DCP in the commissionerate. Shakti Mohan Awasthy has been posted as SP Maharajganj, while Akash Patel and Satya Narayan Prajapati have been assigned to Chandauli and Kaushambi respectively.

Immediate Joining Orders

The state government has directed all transferred officers to take charge at their new postings with immediate effect. The large-scale reshuffle is seen as an effort to strengthen law and order and improve administrative efficiency across the state.

Location : 
  • Lucknow

Published : 
  • 30 March 2026, 9:36 PM IST